The Lady Wears Red

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Discerning Drinkers (3 ratings)

Serve in a

Martini glass

Garnish:

Champagne foam

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass. FLOAT champagne foam made by macerating orange zests in champagne overnight, adding gelatin and charging with N2O siphon.

1 1/2 fl oz Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
1/2 fl oz Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo
1/4 fl oz Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur
1/4 fl oz Triple sec liqueur (40% alc./vol.)
1/6 fl oz Fino sherry
1/6 fl oz Dry vermouth
1/6 fl oz Falernum liqueur
3/4 fl oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1/4 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
1 dash Grapefruit bitters
1 dash Orange bitters
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Review:

This 'Lady' is high maintenance but she delivers a complex reward.

History:

Adapted from a drink created in 2008 by Ben Carlotto at The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, Scotland. The original recipe calls for homemade dry orange syrup made by macerating orange zests in a blend of different sugars with Lillet Blanc and fino sherry. It also calls for homemade citrus bitters, a complex mixture of kaffir lime leaves, various citrus elements, and spices like cardamom and cassia.

Nutrition:

One serving of The Lady Wears Red contains 219 calories.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 18.64% alc./vol. (37.28° proof)
  • 22.5 grams of pure alcohol
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